COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2021/630 
of 16 Febr uary 2021
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
certain categor ies of goods exempted from official controls at border control pos ts and amending 
Commission Decision 2007/275/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1)and in particular Article 48(h) and Article 77(1)(k) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 48(h) and Article 77(1)(k) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empower the Commission to adopt deleg ated acts to 
establish cases where, and conditions under which , certain low risk goods, including composit e products, might be 
exem pted from official controls at border control posts, and to lay down rules for the performance of specifi c 
official controls on those goods.
(2) The risk posed by composit e products to public and animal health depends on the types of ingredients and on their 
storag e conditions and packaging. Shelf-stable composit e products that do not contain processed meat as an 
ingredient and do not need to be transpor ted or stored under controlled temperatures pose the lowest risk as 
regards animal health and microbiological food safety . This is the case for dair y and egg products contained in shelf- 
stable compo site products that have undergone treatment during their manufact ure, such as sterilis ation or 
treatment using ultra-high temperatures to eliminate the risk. Risks for animal health and microbiological food 
safety are mitig ated where composit e products are securely packag ed or sealed.
(3) However , chemical food safety risks are not reduced by treatments that make compo site products shelf-stable. From 
the perspective of chemical food safety , certain shelf-stable compo site products that do not contain processed meat 
may be exem pted from official controls at the border control posts, provided that the processed products of animal 
origin that are ingredients of the compo site products are produced in establishments locat ed in third countr ies 
author ised for imp orting into the Union those processed products of animal origin or in establishments locat ed in 
Member States.
(4) Shelf-stable compo site products that do not contain processed meat should be produced in a third countr y listed in 
Commission Decision 2011/163/EU (2). The third countr y producing the compo site product should either have an 
approved residue control plan for each of the ingredients of animal origin contained in compo site product or it 
should source the animal ingredients from a Member State or from another third countr y whic h is listed in the 
Decision 2011/163/EU for those commodities.
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.
(2)Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitt ed by third countr ies in accordance with 
Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/17  (5) Consider ing their low risk for public health and animal health, it is appropr iate to exem pt certain shelf-stable 
compo site products not containing processed meat from official controls at border control posts and to list them in 
the Annex to this Regulation, indicating their codes from the Combined Nomenclature (CN) as laid down in Annex I 
to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3).
(6) Certain shelf-stable composit e products not containing processed meat, exem pted from official controls at border 
control posts in accordance with this Regulation and entering the Union from third countr ies should be 
accompan ied by a private attestation provi ded by the imp orting food business operator .
(7) To ensure that certain shelf-stable compo site products not containing processed meat and exem pted from checks at 
border control posts in accordance with this Regulation meet public and animal health requirements, the compet ent 
author ities should perf orm official controls regularly , on a risk basis and with appropr iate frequency , at the place of 
destination, at the point of release for free circulation in the Union, or at the warehouses or the premises of the 
operat or responsible for the consignment.
(8) The rules on composit e products exem pted from official controls at the border control posts and on official controls 
to be perf ormed on such compo site products are substantively linked and are intended to be applied in tandem. In 
the interests of simplicity and transparency , as well as to facilitate their application and to avoid a multiplication of 
rules, they theref ore should be laid down in a sing le act rather than in separate acts with man y cross-ref erences and 
the risk of duplication.
(9) Exemp tions from official controls at border control posts for certain compo site products already exist pursuant to 
Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (4). Since this Regulation lays down exem ptions for products currently covered 
by Decision 2007/275/EC, certain provisions in that Decision should be deleted from the date of application of this 
Regulation and that Decision should be amended according ly.
(10) The public health requirements for the entr y into the Union of compo site products laid down in Commission 
Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625 (5)will only apply as of 21 Apr il 2021 . Similarly , the animal health 
requirements for the entr y into the Union of composit e products laid down in Commission Delegat ed Regulation 
(EU) 2020/692 (6)will only apply as of 21 Apr il 2021 . According ly, the rules laid down in this Regulation should 
also apply from that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes rules concer ning:
(1) the cases where and the conditions under which compo site products are exem pted from official controls at border 
control posts and when such exem ption is justified;
(2) the performa nce of specific official controls on compo site products exem pted from official controls at border control 
posts.
(3)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
(4)Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 Apr il 2007 concer ning lists of composit e products subject to controls at border control 
posts (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9).
(5)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with regar d to requirements for the entr y into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods 
inten ded for human consump tion (OJ L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 18).
(6)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 Januar y 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regar ds rules for entr y into the Union, and the movement and handling after entr y of consignment of 
certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/18                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  Article 2
Def initions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions apply:
(1) ‘com posite product ’means compo site product as defined in point (14) of Article 2 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 
2019/625;
(2) ‘shelf-stable composit e products ’means products that do not need to be transpor ted or stored under controlled 
temperatures.
Article 3
Composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts
1. Shelf-stable compo site products not containing processed meat and liste d in the Annex shall be exem pted from 
official controls at border control posts provided such products meet all of the followi ng requirements:
(a) they comply with the requirements for the entr y into the Union laid down in Article 12(2)(c) of Delegat ed Regulation 
(EU) 2019/625;
(b) any dair y and egg products contained in the shelf-stable compo site products have been subjected to treatment in 
accordance with Article 163(a) of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2020/692;
(c) they are identified as intended for human consum ption; and
(d) they are securely packag ed or sealed.
2. At the time of placing on the mark et, shelf-stable compo site products refer red to in paragraph 1 shall be accompan ied 
by a private attestation in accordance with the model laid down in Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2020/2235 (7).
Article 4
Official controls on composite products exempted from official controls at border control pos ts
1. The compet ent author ities shall perform official controls on shelf-stable composit e products referred to in Article 
3(1) regularly , on a risk basis and with appropr iate frequency , taking into account the criteria refer red to in Article 44(2) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
2. The official controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed at any of the following places within the customs 
territory of the Union:
(a) the place of destination;
(b) the point of release for free circulation in the Union;
(c) the warehouses or the premises of the operator responsible for the consignment.
3. The official controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall be performed in accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
(7)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations 
(EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model 
official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entr y into the Union and movements within the Union of 
consignments of certain categor ies of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) 
No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 
2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/19  Article 5
Amendments to Decision 2007/275/EC
Decision 2007/275/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 6 is delet ed;
(2) Annex II is delet ed.
Article 6
Entr y into force and date of application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.
It shall apply from 21 Apr il 2021 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 Febr uary 2021 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/20                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  ANNEX 
List of composite products exempted from official controls at border control pos ts (Article 3) 
This list sets out compo site products, in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature (CN) in use in the Union, that do not 
need to be submitted for official controls at border control posts.
Notes relating to the table:
Column (1) – CN code
This column indicates the CN code. The CN, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, is based on the Harmonized 
Commodity Descr iption and Coding System (‘Harmonized System (HS) ’) drawn up by the Cust oms Cooperation Council, 
now the World Customs Org anisation, and appro ved by Council Decision 87/369/EEC (1). The CN reproduces the 
headings and subheadings of the HS to six digits. The seventh and eighth digits identify further CN subheadings.
Where a four-, six- or eight-digit code not mark ed with ‘ex’is used, and unless other wise specifi ed, all composit e products 
prefixed with or covered by these four-, six- or eight-digits are not required to be submitted for official controls at border 
control posts.
Where only certain specified composit e products under any four-, six- or eight-digit code contain animal products and no 
specifi c subdivision under this code exists in the CN, the code is mark ed ‘ex’. For example, with respect to ‘ex 2001 90 65’, 
checks at border control posts are not required for the products outlined in column (2).
Column (2) – Explanations
This column gives details of the compo site products covered by the exem ption from official controls at border control 
posts.
CN codes Explanations
(1) (2)
1704 , ex 1806 20, ex 1806 31 00, ex 1806 32, 
ex 1806 90 11, ex 1806 90 19, ex 1806 90 31, 
ex 1806 90 39, ex 1806 90 50, ex 1806 90 90Confect ioner y (including sweets), chocolate and other food preparations 
containing cocoa that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
ex 1902 19, ex 1902 30, ex 1902 40 Pasta, noodles and couscous that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
ex 1905 10, ex 1905 20, ex 1905 31, ex 1905 32, 
ex 1905 40, ex 1905 90Bread, cakes, biscuits, waff les and wafers, rusks, toast ed bread and 
similar toast ed products that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
ex 2001 90 65, ex 2005 70 00, ex 1604 Olives stuffed with fish that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
2101 Extracts, essences and concentrat es, of coffee , tea or maté and 
preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee , 
tea or mate thereof that meet the requirements of Article 3(1). 
Roast ed chicory and other roast ed coffee substitutes , and extracts, 
essences and concentrat es thereof that meet the requirements of 
Article 3(1).
ex 2104 Soup stocks and flavourings packag ed for the final consumer that 
meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
(1)Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 Apr il 1987 concer ning the conclusion of the Intern ational Conv ention on the Harmonized 
Commodity Descr iption and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto (OJ L 198, 20.7.1987, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/21  ex 2106 Food supplements packag ed for the final consumer , containing 
processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin or 
chitosan) that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)
ex 2208 70 Liqueurs and cordials that meet the requirements of Article 3(1)EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/22                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021